Location independence

If you can work from anywhere, why not work from Europe? The infrastructure is good, there’s a wealth of culture, the internet is fast, and you’ll be in beautiful surroundings. These days, it’s not even that expensive. There are rules to navigate though, of course, so here’s a primer on how to live in Europe …

Mexico was already a popular destination for location-independent workers, digital nomads, snowbirds, and backpackers before the pandemic hit. With Mexico being one of the few low-priced countries that stayed open, it saw a flood of new visitors coming who wanted to stick around a while. It also got more interest from retirees and remote workers …

Lots of major news outlets have covered the recent growth in countries offering some kind of digital nomad visa. As many people with “normal” jobs have become remote workers who could potentially live abroad, countries are waking up to the fact that it’s not abnormal anymore to work from a laptop. Traditional media editors love …

During Covid times, we got a break from people bragging about their location independent lifestyle constantly on social media. Many who were full-on nomadic have had to stop moving and pick a semi-permanent base. Still, they had options if the weren’t tied to a physical job. When I did an article on bloggers stuck abroad, …

If you’re looking at moving abroad or becoming a digital nomad down the line, you’re going to become very concerned about which cheap countries have the fastest internet so you can get work done and do video calls. You may need to run an online business via Wi-Fi and do bandwidth-heavy activities like uploading videos. …